--- netbeans	2015-10-22 22:46:41.000000000 +0200
+++ netbeans_vogt	2016-10-18 14:51:32.847440000 +0200
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@
     *) 
         # set default userdir and cachedir on unix systems
         DEFAULT_USERDIR_ROOT=${HOME}/.netbeans
-        DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT=${HOME}/.cache/netbeans
+        # use XGD if set
+        DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT=${HOME}
+        if [ -n ${XDG_CACHE_HOME} ] ; then
+           DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT=${XDG_CACHE_HOME}
+        fi
+        DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT=${DEFAULT_CACHEDIR_ROOT}/.cache/netbeans
         ;;
 esac